LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 23, 2015 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1222 by Bettencourt (relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to issue subpoenas during an investigation of educator misconduct.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow the Commissioner of Education to issue a subpoena in the course of an educator misconduct investigation. The bill would allow the Commissioner to file suit in a district court to enforce a subpoena if a person failed to comply. Subpoenaed materials could be used in a disciplinary proceeding against an educator based on an alleged incident of misconduct. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:701 Central Education Agency LBB Staff: UP, JBi, KVe
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 23, 2015
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1222 by Bettencourt (relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to issue subpoenas during an investigation of educator misconduct.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1222 by Bettencourt (relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to issue subpoenas during an investigation of educator misconduct.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, Senate Committee on Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1222 by Bettencourt (relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to issue subpoenas during an investigation of educator misconduct.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1222 by Bettencourt (relating to the authority of the commissioner of education to issue subpoenas during an investigation of educator misconduct.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow the Commissioner of Education to issue a subpoena in the course of an educator misconduct investigation. The bill would allow the Commissioner to file suit in a district court to enforce a subpoena if a person failed to comply. Subpoenaed materials could be used in a disciplinary proceeding against an educator based on an alleged incident of misconduct.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 701 Central Education Agency
701 Central Education Agency
LBB Staff: UP, JBi, KVe
UP, JBi, KVe